4 Steps for Dealing With Difficult Family Dynamics

4 Steps for Dealing With Difficult Family Dynamics

by | Dec 12, 2016 | Boundaries

Fam dram.   That’s my affectionate shorthand for family drama.   Do you have it? Is it keeping you up at night? Busying your mind and making you feel like crap? In so many respects, we are an all-or-nothing culture. We’re either bingeing or starving...
Envision Your Ideal Holiday Season

Envision Your Ideal Holiday Season

by | Nov 30, 2016 | Authenticity

I used to dread planning the holiday season. There are so many competing interests, traditions are firmly entrenched, and expectations are high. Do you ever feel pressured to say yes, just to make other people happy? Do you leave your own expectations unattended while...
Let’s talk about boundaries.

Let’s talk about boundaries.

by | Nov 22, 2016 | Self-Care

Let’s talk about boundaries.   Do you have them?   I used to not have them. Like, at all. I wanted to be everything to everyone. The first notable time I set a boundary in my adult life was with my ex-fiancé. Realizing that I had put all my dreams on hold to...
It’s Time to Insist on Our Well-Being

It’s Time to Insist on Our Well-Being

by | Nov 15, 2016 | Self-Care

I feel the message above so strongly. When I was in university, I studied International Relations and thought I’d head into a career in human rights law. I am passionate about justice and equality and dismantling the systems that would keep certain people’s well-being...
Let’s talk about boundaries.

Sisters are Doin’ It for Themselves

by | Apr 27, 2016 | Self-Care

Women inspire me. Every damn day. Putting other people first feels like a calling for many, but without a serious dose of self-care intentionally inserted along the way, it can be exhausting.  We give and give until there’s nothing left. Then we don’t feel so well. At...